Dispenser for salmon eggs and the like



Aug- 15, 1950 G. GRIFFITH 2,518,986

DISPENSER EoR sALNoN EGGS NND 'mE LINE Filed June 24, 1946 v INVENTOR.@EN J G/P/Ff//vf.

ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 15, '1950 DISPENSER FOR SALMON EGGS AND THE LIKEl' yGlen I. Griffith, ventura, Calif., assigncrl to Robert L. Clark,Ventura, Calif.

Application June 24, 1946, serial No. 678,809

My invention relates to a dispenser, more particularly adapted to adevice for individually dispensing salmon eggs, and other bait, or thelik for fishermen.

One of the principal objects of this invention isl to provide a deviceof this class which may be readily clasped or hung on the belt orclothing of the iisherman.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a dispensinghead which may be easily and quickly screwed, or otherwise secured, to acontainer from which the ordinary or usual coverhas been-removed.

An important object of this invention also is to provide a noveldispensing member in the form of a plunger for dispensing a portion ofthe product of the container when the plunger is reciprocated.

Still another important object of this invention is to provide a simpleagitator for the dispensing member which is actuated with the movementof tht latter.

A further important object oi' this invention is to provide, as a whole,a dispenser of this class which is simple and economical ofconstruction, durable, and which will not readily deteriorate or get outof order.

A still further important object of this invention is to provide a noveldispensing head, in the form of a cap, having a dispensing member whichmay be readily withdrawn for allowing a portion of the contents of thecontainer to be directed by an inclined bottom of a hopper orfunnel-like portion of the cap into a trough in front of the dispensingmember and adapted to be discharged thereby.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, I havedevised a dispenser, of the class mentioned, having certain novelfeatures of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts andportions, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularlyset forth in the appended claim, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings and to the characters oi.' reference thereon, which form a partof this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view, partly in section, showing mydispenser in a preferred form, and in a position assumed or carried bythe user of the dispenser;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view thereof, showing the containerpartially in section, the section being taken through 2-2 of Fig. 1;`

Fig. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

1 Claim. (Cl. 222-243) 2 @.Fig. -iy is a transverse sectional viewthereof, taken through 4--4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view thereof; taken through 5-5 of Fig. 2.

The bait for fishermen, such as salmon eggs, grubs, or the like, orother similar products, is sold or distributed in containers, usually inthe form of glass jars I with screw caps (not shown). My dispensingdevice, as shown in the drawings, is substituted for the cover on thecontainer I, either by screwing or otherwise securing the devicethereon.

My dispensing device is incorporated in a cap 2, which is preferablymolded in the form shown. The dispenser, including the container I andcap 2, may be conveniently carried in a normal inverted dispensingposition by attaching the same to or hanging it from the clothing of thefisherman or other user. As` shown, a hanger 3 is secured to the underside of the cap 2, and the upper end of the hanger has a hook 3 which isremovably hooked over the belt.B of the user.

At the outer portion of the cap 2 and extending transversely thereof isa barrel or cylinder 5 which joins with the cylindrical shell 2a of thecap by inclined portions 2b and 2, the portion 2c being iiatter than theformer. In the cylinder 5 is reciprocally mounted a plunger 6, the outerend of which has a reduced axial portion or shank 6*, which extends withone end beyond the cylindrical shell of the cap, and has a knob 'Ithereon. Within the cylinder and around the shank 6* and between thelarge inner end of the plunger and theend wall of the cylinder 5 is acompression coil spring 8, which normally forces the plunger in itsinner closed position. At the outer end of the large portion of theplunger is an agitator 9, having a boss 9, which extends into the end ofthe plunger for securing the agitator in position. This agitator has aradially extending agitating portion 9b, which extends through an openportion 5 in the cylinder 5 and partially into the interior of thecontainer. The open portion provides a hopper with inclined bottomwalls, formed by the portion 2b of the cover, to allow the product inthe jar to fall into the trough 5"a at the end portion of the cylinder5.

As the plunger is withdrawn by the knob 1, the agitator, or agitatingportion 9b thereof, agitates the portion of the product at the neck ofthe container, or in the open portion 5a of the cylinder 5, such assalmon eggs, grubs, or the like, within the container, and permitsgenerally one only of the contents to fall into the cylinder in front ofthe agitator 9, and this salmon egg,

3 or the like, is expelled from the open end 5b of the cylinder when theknob 1 is released.

It will be noted that the agitating portion 9b may be rotated byrotating the knob 1, thereby yfurther agitating the contents.

The portions 2b and 2c of the cap are provided with lugs 2d, whichextend through corresponding holes in the hanger 3 for positioning thedis-` penser on the hanger. The outer ends of these lugs may be rivetedover, or if the cap 2 is made of plastic material they are spread apartby a hot iron.

Though I have shown and described a particu-- lar construction,combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to belimite-d to the same, but desire to include in the Ina dispenser, adispensing head having a. d

cylindrical securing portioma barrel positioned at the outer end of andtransverseiy to said portion, one end portion of the barrel beingcylindrical 4 and the other end portion forming a trough merging intoupwardly diverging walls with said cylindrical securing portion, saidtrough having a discharge opening at its outer end, and a plungerreciprocally mounted in the barrel and normally positioned in the troughwith one end closing the discharge opening, said plunger having .meansfor actuating the same to move said end from the opening into thetroughv behind the product therein for discharging the same from saidopening.

r GLEN I. GRIFFITH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNrrED'STATEs PATENTS Number Name Date 692,089 Swisher Jan. 28, 1902932,838 Tobin Aug. 31, 1909 1,455970 Resek May 22, 1923 1,931,908Tillotson- Oct. 24, 1983' 2,328,564 Lightfoot et al. Sept.' 7, 1943'

